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Review 2009 Proton EXORA

Phranakorn Auto Sales Co., Ltd. Proton distributor in Thailand, imported the newest model ”Proton Exora” which is the outstanding MPV. Touch the spacious experience to carry 7 adult seats at 26th Thailand International Motor Expo 2009 in December this year.
Proton EXORA marks PROTON’s entry into the highly popular MPV segment. The EXORA is a [...]

Review - 2009 Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione

BY RAY HUTTON

There have been endless predictions that the famous and once-revered Alfa Romeo marque would return to the U.S., having departed in 1995. And later this year, it is really going to happen—with just 84 cars from a limited production run of 500. The $250,000 8C Competizione is a special-edition, two-seat sports coupe that [...]

Review - 2009 Ferrari California

BY TONY SWAN

Are you ready for a Ferrari to drive to the office, the mall, the beach, the slopes—anywhere, everywhere? That’s the concept behind this revival of a name from Ferrari’s storied past—a fast GT that supplies style, panache, plenty of performance, and thanks to its folding hardtop and “two-plus” interior layout, an unusually high [...]

2009 Smart Fortwo Brabus Edition

BY JON YANCA

They say opposites attract and the relationship between Smart and Brabus is further confirmation. Known for tuning Mercedes-Benz vehicles well into the 600-plus-horsepower range, Brabus announced at the L.A. auto show that it will offer a tuned Smart Fortwo in the U.S.

Car News 2009 Bentley Arnage Final Series

BY TOM LUDWICK

Adieu Arnage: A special edition to celebrate the end of an era for the company’s four-door flagship.
Bentley is readying a Final Series model of its Arnage flagship that it will show at the 2008 Paris auto show. In addition to being a final sendoff for the old-school sedan —due for cancellation after the [...]

Review 2009 Audi Q7 V12 TDI Diesel

BY JENS MEINERS

This 500-hp monster is the strongest commitment to the diesel engine yet.
Some folks are writing off the diesel. The future, they say, lies in electric vehicles, with hybrids as the transition technology. Diesel fuel is expensive, they continue, and there is the further popular conception that diesels are not “clean.” In reality, a [...]

Car News 2009 Bugatti Veyron 16.4 GrandSport

BY JUERGEN ZOELLTER, PHOTOGRAPHY BY MIKE DUSHANE, MATTHIAS KNOEDLER, AND THE MANUFACTURER

The world’s fastest convertible: Only 150 will be made, at $2.2 million apiece.
Despite the current economic nose dive, the hugely expensive Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is selling faster than expected. To date, 230 of the expected 300 Veyrons have been sold, for 1.1 million euros [...]

Road Test 2009 Infiniti G37 Sport Sedan

BY ERIK JOHNSON

Redesigned for 2007, the second-generation Infiniti G35 sedan was good. Really good. Good enough to get all up in the faces of the competition and fall only to the benchmark BMW 3-series in its last comparison test. Good enough to have been invited to join us for a 40,000-mile fling. Good enough, in [...]

Review 2009 Hummer H3T

BY STEVE SILER

Nice, but could there be a worse time to launch a Hummer pickup?
That’s right. In spite of skyrocketing oil prices having an inversely proportional effect on Hummer sales in the United States, the brand’s global sales are at an all-time high. This can be attributable to Hummer’s newfound market penetration and accompanying sales [...]

Review 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1

BY AARON ROBINSON, PHOTOGRAPHY BY RICHARD PRINCE

A car nobody needs hits a track nobody knows for a ride nobody will forget.
Just past the curve in which Bruce McLaren bought it, and right before the corner where Niki Lauda had his face burned off, we ­realize the truth: General Motors must still be mad about our [...]